精神科領域に従事する若年層作業療法士の職業的アイデンティティ形成に影響を与える因子の検討

Factors influencing the formation of occupational identity of young psychiatric occupational therapists

要旨：本研究では，若年層作業療法士の職業的アイデンティティ（Occupational Identity；以下，OI）に影響を与える因子を検討した．愛知県，岐阜県，三重県で勤務する35歳未満の作業療法士に郵送調査をし，アンケートは，回答者の個人属性，環境属性，OI測定尺度で構成した．その結果，有効回答率は36％となった．統計解析の結果，年齢，臨床経験年数と，OI得点間に弱い相関が認められ，後輩指導経験の有無，取り扱い件数目標の有無，多職種カンファレンスへの参加の有無による，OI得点に有意差が認められた．また，重回帰分析では，臨床経験年数，取り扱い件数目標の有無，多職種カンファレンスへの参加の有無の3因子に対する影響が示唆された．

　The purpose of this study was to consider factors influencing the professional identity development of young psychiatric occupational therapists. The survey was mailed to 202 occupational therapists under the age of 35 working at psychiatric occupational therapy facilities in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures. The survey questionnaire was comprised of three sections: (a) individual attributes; (b) employment environments; and (c) the professional identity scale. The response rate was 36% (72 respondents). We examined the relationship between the professional identity scale and individual attributes or employment environments. Results indicate a weak correlation among age, the number of years of clinical experience, and the professional identity scale. The professional identity scales of occupational therapists who have experience instructing their subordinates, participating in multi-job conferences, and no target number of patient to treat were significantly higher than those of other OTs. According to multiple regression analysis, it was found that the number of years of clinical experience, not having a target number of patients to treat, and participation in multi-job conference mostly affected the professional identity scale.